Elderly woman jumps from 14th-floor apartment in Jaipur

Jaipur, Jun 4 (PTI) An 82-year-old woman allegedly died by suicide after jumping from her 14th floor flat in Jaipur’s Harmada area, police said on Thursday.

The incident occurred at Sun City’s Jay Vilas Apartment where the woman, Laxmi Jain, was living with her daughter and son-in-law, they said.

Harmada SHO Uday Singh Yadav said the woman’s family members had gone to Ajmer on Wednesday and had locked the flat from outside as she was unwell and had poor eyesight.

“Early on Thursday morning, she is suspected to have jumped from the balcony of the flat,” the officer said.

Locals found her lying unconscious on the ground and informed the police. She was rushed to a nearby hospital, where doctors declared her dead, the police said.

The body has been

kept in a mortuary for post-mortem, and the family has been informed, they added.

The police said evidence has been collected from the spot and the flat was found locked from outside. “Prima facie, it appears to be a case of suicide. Further investigation is underway,” the SHO said. PTI AG SMV SMV SKY SKY